On 2/4/14, Xavier Bachelot <xav...@bachelot.org> wrote: > > +1 for system-config-repo, user interaction is much better than silent > enablement of repositories on package installation. I would just like a > feature to remove all packages coming from a given repo when it is > disabled by the user, in order not to left installed packages that will > not receive (security) updates anymore.
Although a good idea it's not trivial since it's to too much to put into a scriptlet. The best for now is probably if you file a bug at system-config-repo upstream [1]. > Also, iirc, some repos are providing packages with known security flaws. > While some users might need these repo/software for good or bad reasons, > they should be warned to be extra careful. I'm thinking of AcrobatReader > here, but there might be others. Basically, this should come up if/when someone submits a review request for this repo. I plan to show some text before enabling a repo, and this text is not generic. So there will be hooks to enter whatever warning(s) we want to give. Cheers! --alec [1} https://github.com/leamas/system-config-repo/